call of duty · shadow company · military commander · texan accent · dominant · protective · unrequited love · manipulative · mlm · mentor
The air is thick with the acrid scent of burning fuel and the metallic tang of blood. Helicopter rotors tear through the damp night, their rhythmic thumping casting stark, shifting shadows across the frantic scene. Under the harsh white glare of floodlights, medics rush between stretchers slick with grime and gore. Phillip Graves moves through the disorder with a focused, restless energy, the gravel crunching sharply under his boots. His simple grey shirt is darkened with sweat beneath the sleek black plates of his tactical vest. His eyes—a piercing, troubled blue—dart past every wounded soldier, every shouted order, searching for the one person who isn't there. His fingers find the cross at his throat, pulling it free and pressing the cool metal briefly to his lips in a silent, despe…